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LADIES. Shoes.

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Ladies' Fine Shoes They outwear, tit, out-sell
any line Of goods made.
Other lines that relisble and that wear and fit,
find place on our Shelves IN fact, show more
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Wedont go lower In price than 49, but tha4 price
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1t is OF course, indispensable that gentleman
should be in evening dress, black throughout, with
white cravat, for O'Clock dinner.
II one commits any error at the dinner table
such as tipping over glass Of red wine, breaking
dish, dropping knife or fork, or, even worse
still tipping plateful into ones lap one Should
try TO be composed; send for napkin, but do not
take too much notice OF the blunder. Be abso-
lutely deaf and blind to the blunders OF others
The dinner table is place where we conceal any
emotion excepting that OF pleasure. hostess
should never reprove her servants in the presence
OF her guests. All that worries her must be care
fully concealed from them. 1t is her place to so
Oil the wheels OF the domestic machinery that
nothing shall jar 1t is quite impossible that in
this country, where our servants are the worst In
the world, they should be so trained that in a
small family something may not go wrong. But
the hostess must not appear to notice 1t. II she is
such utter mistake as to lose ones compOsure and
self-control anywhere, especially in company.
Whatever else it is, it does demand Of woman the
very nigh virtues OF self-command, gentleness
and composure: Good manners are said to be the
lite is q virtue OF the highest.
One OF the greatest trials to hostess Is the fear
that her good, simple dinner viii be spoiled If kept
hour before the dinner is to be served for that
allows for difference OF watches and the unpunc-
OF England and the Prince Of Wales never keen
anybody waiting. But in the fashionable society
OF New York there is a great lack OF punctuality.
The same spirit which makes woman a naughty
hostess often makes her an unpunctual guest.
A hostess mas so charming position II she is
amiable that one wonders that ever the tempta-
ton OF power could lead her to be unamtable. She
Is in her hour OF sship perhaps at the acme
Of an honorable ambition. she is TO make num-
Der OF people happy; TO see that they are well fed
wei Introduced and not too warm. She Is the
person to whom every kindly feeling turns. A
hostess OF pretty country house Is very much to
be enyted. The hostess OF q handsome town house
may become an enormous social power. That she
should ever use this power to make herself despic-
able Is most amazing. we had not seen it done
we should hardly believe IT possible. The giver OF
the pleasant small feaStS-the little dinnerS-as
the most important OF ALL because she reaches the
greatest number. Let her learn to give them well
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Is always charm, and there Is comfort in variety
In hot weather. But much OF this comfort Is now
sacrificed to costliness. summer wraps for exam
are massed with lace and Jet and ribbons
until the price is that OF an elegant winter
cloak-frOm eighty i've to q hundred and fifty
dollars. Nor do they succeed, always in being
graceful or becoming at that price An all-lace
mantle, such as ladies wore few years agO-be-
fore the "made" garments with their fantastic
little cut shapes came into vogue--were much
more elegant and becoming: while, as to their
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1 fell 20 hallOoing, but soon thought how useless
1t was 10 do that. was more than one-tenth OF a
1nite from The ground ana probably there vas not
s man within hall mile of the base OF the mon,i-
Inent- No one but the angels above could hear
he. Alas! that had omitted my prayers that
morning, and my breakfast, too. The very means
j had TAKEN 10 insure success had defeated Ese.
There l was faint from lack OF food-was ever sit
GatiOn more ridiculous?
50 the seconds erePt by. They seemed hours.
Should let myself slide OF and end the awful
misery? There would be a second OF dizziness-a
gaSp-a dull thud, and vacancy
but no; let me not be fool" thought, pluck
Ing up courage. sIll close my eyes. The fog
seems 10 be lifting little III smut out the fear
ful depth that must be yawning beneath, and wait
Tor a lew minutes, concentrating the meanwhile
al the thought and power OF viii OF which am
capable. IL must be that the same inscrut able
law oy which was raised To this point Will bear
me safely down again IL cannot be that this un-
known force works N only one direction Madam
BayaTSky has done more wonderful things than
this Remember Bishop Berkeleyi The Mahat-
mas have secrets that the common herd may never
Know Maybe have come into possession OF one
OF them ard am In fair way 10 become an adept
Try"
HOW CANE DOWN.
And thus, with argument, and Illustration, and
seIfreprUach fer my own doubts, filled myself
with courage 10 make the more perilOus descent
u earth Gathering UP all the powers OF my soul,
and shrinking into the smallest possible compass,
i counted s'One-twO-three," and was Just about
10 90 sailing down. when 1 heard a grur, though
familiar voice close by me saying: what! you
here yets You've been loaIing about long enough.
II you don't get down OF n that stone III have
you Tlin inn
/ opened my eyes, and-shades OF Buddha and
al The brothers! the fog had cieared-and was
sitting astride OF che capsJoDc, my feet nearly
trUeIihB The ground i jumped, grabbed my coat,
q "a cut FOR my breakfast. As was leaving, the
Natchman, who had returned, called after me: -
They re goin' 10 lit her into place to-day, and
III have job waShin OF her sides You've
sYraNl led all over her with your muddy boots
The stone was raised and Ses that day, but did
Got see It i was kept indoors with severe head
acne, consequent upon the great strain on my men
Ca powers And ever since, when credulous
Glend tells me Of some unknown force In nature
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The changes in uniform proposed by the
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Officers Caught in a Trap.

CHICAGO, February "A Times special
from Little Rock, Ark, says: Officers
Smith and Johnson, of Grant county
arrested a noted desperate named Peter
Sneed some miles south of this place
yesterday. Sneed asked permission to
bid his mother goodbye, and the pris-
oner and officers started for the house.
AS they entered, Sneed, who was in
advance attempted to take gun from
over a doorway. Smith shot him, break
ing his collar bone. At this juncture a
brother of Sneed's named Dick appeared
in the doorway of an adjoining room
pistol in hand. A general battle ensued
Officer Johnson was shot and in
stantly killed. Smith was in the act Of
raising his gun to fire, when the
Sneeds poured a volley at him from
each side of the room, and he dropped
on the floor, the gun he held discharging
its load through the ceiling. He died in
few minutes. 1t is said that both the
Sneeds were badly hurt. They escaped,
however, and the sheriff here has just
started a posse in pursuit. Peter Sneed,
or Maus, as he is called, has killed several
persons and is typical desperate.
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The House Yesterday passed the bill
for a bridge across the Mississippi al
Dubuque, Iowa.
The State Department is informed that
/ Consul General G.. II. Heap at COnstan
tinople is seriously III.
The President has not yet acted upon
/ the inter State commerce bill and is not
expected to do so to-day
Mr.. Murat Halstead, of the Cincinnati
| COmmerctdL- Gazette, was in the press gal
lery of the Senate yesterday.
George Z. Gambrill, of Maryland a
81 500 clerk in the Postoflice Department,
has rendered his resignation.
1t is generally believed that Mr. Fair
child will be Mr. Manning 5 successor as
Secretary of the Treasury.
The House Banking Committee dis
cussed the banking bill prepared by Comp
troller Trenholm yesterday without reach
ing any conclusion.
The public debt statement issued yes
terday showed reduction Of $9,515, ,6S7.
The debt is now 81 ,332, ,46S, ,S0S. Net cash
in the Treasury, $21 S0,05O.
1t is probable that the House Foreign
Affairs Committee will to-day accept the
Canada retaliation bill as it came from
the Senate.
The Director of the Mint has replied
to a House resolution in reference to
silver coinage that the law has been fully
complied with and the coinage has been
kept fully up to the required amount Of
s., 100000 per month.
Owing to the fact that no executive
session has since been held the President
has not yet been officially notified of the
rejection of Recorder Matthews 1t is
understood that he will not long delay
action after receiving this notification.
The House Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs will have a meeting to-day to con
slider the fisheries bills. Messrs. Grain,
Singleton and other members believe the
bill recently passed by the Senate will be
the one adopted by majority of the
committee.
There was a meeting of the revenue
reform members of the Ways and Means
Committee Tuesday night, at which
communication was read from the Ran
dali members Of the committee relative
to the possibility Of agreeing on some
tariff measure. No formal reply has
been made, and indications of a satisfac-
tory compromise are not encouraging.
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FINANCIAL.
Reported by c. w. Branch d Co., bankers
and brokers. No. I'LL Main street
New York Stock Market.
REVIEW.

New YORK. February 2.-Early quotations
from abroad were fiat, but before our OPEN
ing, prices showed considerable improve
ment, the continental markets showing an
improved tone, and the London market for
Russian and French bonds rallied under a
heavy covering by shorts. We are advised
that the market there for Americans is
largely Oversold and that any symptom OF
a reaction here would be liable to create
bear rush to cover. The same applies to
the situation here, and while after the
recent heavy decline some feverish feeling
may prevail for few days, we are inclined
to think that the worst has been experienced
and that we can expect to see quiet and
gradual y improving market. Railroad
earnings keep up to the best of expectation,
and the general trade of the country is good.
We look for better prices, and think that in
telligent buying of good stock will prove
remuneratiye. The close was strong Money,
per cent.
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Sent TO Prison for Life.

CHICAGO, February 2.-Henry Jansen,
who murdered his wife on the night of
November 26 last, was sentenced to the
penitentiary for life by a jury last even
ing. From the time of his arrest he
feigned insanity, refused to eat, let his
hair and beard grow, and neglected his
clothing, and when brought into court
presented an unwholesome sight. He
would not talk, kept his eyes on the floor
and constantly toyed with some buttons
in his hands. The defense offered nc
evidence, and the jury found him guilty
on the first ballot
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Prince Bismarck is noted at least, for his
practical ideas, as may be shown by a recent
circular he issued to all the officers of his de-
partments commanding the adoption Of a
plain signature to ali documents submitted
for his inspection This rs an admirable no
ton that might he utilized in other countries,
as instanced by a very amusing incident that
occurred recently at a session of the Flint
town council. One of the items for considera-
ton was letter received by the mayor from
the Prince of WAKES relative to the celebration
of her majesty's jubilee. The mayor read the
letter and bis reply. He said he had been un-
able TO decipher the signature 10 tho royal
letter, and consequently i'll sending back his
reply to Marlborough house he initiated the
signature cs nearly as he could. The letter
found its way to the dead letter office, where
the imitation signature was deciphered as
albert Edward" On bringing greater mag
nifying power to bear upon the original sig
nature he found that it really was ALBERT
Edward The statement was received with
great laughter, and the suggestion was made,
that in future the prince should he more care
full OF his P's and Q's, although those letters
are conspicuous by their absence in the
princes signature.-San Francisco Chronicle
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PIERS HEAPED WITH FREIGHT.
More Steamers Prevented from Sailing by
the New York Strike.

9
the New York Strike.
NEW YORK, February 2.-Along the
East river front the same difficulty was
experienced in moving freight to-day as
on the North river. The steamer Alamo
of the Mallory Line, was to have sailed
to-day Mr.. Mallory said she would
not to be ready till Saturday. He in
formed a reporter that he had all the men
he wanted. The pier of the Long Island
railroad, at the foot of Catherine street,
was piled high with freight. 1t is being
slowly moved The situation on the pier
OF the Hartford line was the same. The
Red ID" Line is having difficulty in un-
loading the steamer Caracas
The situation in Brooklyn is un-
changed. Matters are very quiet. The
Italian laborers who fill the places of the
strikers are unmolested. The police are
guarding the piers. Timothy Putnam, a
member of the Executive Board of the
Ocean Association, one of the men sued
by the Old Dominion Line for 1000
damages, came to the United States mar
shal's office to-day and furnished bail.
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canalboats, the first TO ply between Chicago
and st. Louis, i'll 1913. In lsJ0 he WIS n
grocer in Racine, Wis. IN 1913 be started
for San Francisco with a large stock OF
horses, which he sold out in Salt Lake City
at a large profit Arriving IN San Francisco
he bought and sold two or three hotels.
Then he went into the brick trade lrom
bricks he went into the livery business, which
he followed for seven years. Selling out the
livery business tie next opened III Virginia
City, New, IN The lumber trade, dealing also
IN real estate and mining stocks. lie came
out of the mining region at last with S9,OCo,-
coo, and built in San Francisco the Baldwin
hotel. one of the costliest hOstelries on the
continent. He also purchased some $1,000
acres of the best land around Los Angeles in
southern California He has erected many
farm houses OH this plantation, and here he
spends much of his time among his orange
groves and vineyards. An intense lover of
horse racing, he is sure 10 turn I'd when there
is some great turf contest. And although he
is called Lucky" Baldwin, there is no doubt
that hard work and foresight have had much
to do with his success.
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ONE CENT.
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
with the Soudan Reopened.

CAIRO, February 2.-The governments
has raised the blockade of the Soudan,
and commerce with that region has been
reopened.
Henry NJ. Stanley, who will leave here
on Thursday for Zanzibar, will be accom-
panied by eighteen negroes. The total
force of his expedition for the relief of
Emin Bey will be 1900 men. He does
not expect any opposition.
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CINCINNATI. O.. February AT late

CINCINNATI, O., February AT late
hour last night bold attempt was made
to assassinate Judge James w. Fitzgerald
of the Police Court, at bis residence on
Findlay street. About o'clock the side
door bell at the Judges residence rang
and he answered it in person.
He had no more than opened the door
when a man, whose face was blackened
fired a revolver, the bullet passing through
the Judges coat on the right side, but not
entering the flesh. The Judge hastily
slammed the door, and the w0uld-be
assassin escaped. The police have not
the slightest clew to the identity of the
miscreant, but his motive was undoubt-
edly revenge for some judicial act.
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Killed on the Rail.

HYDE PARK MASS. February "A
horrible accident occurred here this morn
ing by which three men were killed out
right They were walking on the Boston
and Providence railroad track and were
struck by the steamboat train. As far as
can be learned there were two trains
coming in opposite directions, and the
men stepped from one track to avoid the
local train and were run down by the
other. The men killed have been identi
fed as Peter Mack, Hugh Trainer, and
James Smith, Jr.
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Mr.. uanuinp's Successor.

WAsHINGToN, February 2.-It was re-
ported yesterday evening that in the con-
sultations concerning Mr.. Manning S
successor in the Treasury Department,
Mr. Manning himself declared himself
favorable to the appointment of Mr.
Fairchild. This would not be surprising,
for Mr. Fairchild's ability has been shown
during Mr.. Manning's illness, and no
other public man who could be named for
the place probably so fully represents
Mr.. Manning's policy.
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House.

On motion OF Mr.. Morrison, the order
setting apart tomorrow for the considers
tion of business reported from the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs was vacated,
and an order made setting apart February
sth for that purpose.
The credentials of Hugh Fl. Price as
representative from the Eighth congress
siOnal district of Wisconsin to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of his father
were presented and read, and Mr.. Price
appeared at the bar of the House and quail
fpd
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..rwo Attempts at Train-Wreeking Fail

CHICAGO, February "A special to the
Times from Evansville, Ind, says: 1.-TWO
attempts were made last night to wreck
the eastern and western-bound passenger
trains on the Louisville, Evansville and
st. Louis railroad by distractions placed
on the track. The engineers of both
trains fortunately discovered the obstruc-
tions in time to check their trains and
prevent wrecks"
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REVIEW.

The wheat market has ruled quiet but
stronger to-day, Opening was lower at S3i
May, on a quiet feeling abroad and dull
cables The market strengthened on light
offerings and sold up to sat. From this
point fluctuations were almost nothing. and
the close is about outside Operators seem
waiting for new developments. There is
apparently no change in the situation at sea-
board. The future of wheat depends greatly
upon the foreign situation.
Corn strong. Receipts continue light, and
looks as if heaviest run was over.
Provisions very active, strong and higher.
Stocks posted TO day showed considerable
decrease, and whole line advanced sharply.
Provisions are in strong hands and look ike
going higher.
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EAST SAGINAW, Mich, February a.
Yesterday afternoon Willie Witt, Robert
Porter and Frank Gowley, sons of prom
inent Saginaw City people, were sliding
on toboggan, when the toboggan went
over an embankment and striking tree
with great force, fractured Wits skull
and injured Porter seriously. Witt will
dia
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Fire in "a Kansas Town.

ST.. LOUIS, February "a special from
Chetopa, Kansas, says: Fire early this
morning completely destroyed the Bedell
and Taylor blocks and the hardware
stock of L. W. Bedell The city records
and those of the \. .. L. W. lodge were
consumed. The total loss amounts to
about $4,000
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MILWAUKEE, February "A special
from Fon du Lac, Wis, to the Eceotng
Wisconsin, says that a fire at 3 O'Clock this
morning destroyed the Fon du Lac Fur
niture Company's factory and ware
houses. The loss aggregates 100000,
without dollar of insurance.
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SpeculatOr " h oso
name has been the
synonym for luck
on the Pacific
coast, will be re-
ceived with regret
by all who have
met him. Baldwin
went from Butler
county, o., to In
diana at the age
OF : years. At -
he was a merchant
in Valparaiso, Ind
Ho fufff fbrac
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Gone Crooked.

New YORK. February 2.-Cornelius 5.
See, chairman of the Republican commit
tee of Hudson county, y. J has disap-
peared from his home at Panarapo. He
is executor of the Harper estate, valued
at 100000 The heirs recently called him
to accounting, in which an apparent short
age Of $4,000 was found.
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A Deadly Duel.

HICKORY, n. c., February 2-Jchn Ba-
ker Democrat) and Dr. j. A. Wilcox (Re-
publcan), well-known politicians in Ashe
county, fought duel on Monday on the
road, having met Unexpectedly. Baker
was wounded in the head. The affair
grew out of political animosities.
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ALTON, ILL, February 2.-At Upper
Alton to- day while William G.. Lee, a
well-known florist, was eating dinner a
binding flash of lightning shattered a
large tree some fifty yards from the
house, and Mr. Lee fell lifeless to the
floor His wife received a severe shock
but rallied soon after.
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dier. For one thing,
he has recommend
ed the wearing Of q
beard "A full beard
close cropped. He
has set the example
by cultiyating one
upon his own chin
and cheeks. Since
Napoleon III, the
Fren c h IN an has
worn a mustache
and imperial in the
fashion set by the
late emperor. But
Gen. Boulang ger
knows the weakness
of his fellow coun-
trynen, which is
their vanity. 4
Frenchman would
prefer 20 go without
his bath ratherthan
30 leave his mus
tache without being
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he r00my enough FULLY ACCOUTERED.
to permit woolen waistcoat to be worn
underneath 1t has pockets interior and ex-
terror. The belt is Of black leather, as it has
been heretofore
The infantry are to wear epauletteS. Car
tridges are to be carried in an outside pocket
Of the tunic, thus doing away with the car
fridge box.
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FACTS AND HEARSAYS.

The House yesterday passed the bill
for a bridge across the Mississippi at
Dubuque, Iowa.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Interesting Incidents and Gossip.
XLIXtb CONGRESS.
Senate.

WAsmYGToN, February2.-Mr. George
from the Committee on Agriculture, re-
ported back fsvorably House bill appro,
priating $4,000 Ito be Immediately avail
ablcl for the special distribution of seeds
in the drought-stricken sections of Texas
by the Agricultural Department.
After discussion the bill was passed
yeas, 81 nays. ID.
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TRENTON, N. j., February AT the
meeting of the Legislature this noon ten
Democrats were present and all voted for
Albeit for senator1
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Weather Indications.

WASHINGTON, February 2.-Indcations
for Virginia for the next twenty-four
hours, commencing at 9 pm; Rain
or snow, slightly warmer, easterly winds
shifting TO southerly.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
HAPPENINGS AT HOME AND ABROAD
AS SENT OVER THE WIRES.

Officers Caught in Trap-Senf to Prison
for Life-kiIied on the Raii-Dead Loss of
sG0,O00-A Democratic Senator in In
diaDa-A Deadly Duel-&c.